Story+2000-03-31+Denver,+CO

´´Good evening, Denver (crowd cheers) welcome, Racoon Lodge members....´´
 * 31.03.00 Denver, CO, intro to ´´Factory´´**

´´May I, baby?....can I, honey?....may I, sugar?....(Bruce pelvic thrusts towards a woman in the front row, then Patti pelvic thrusts towards a man in the front row)(?)....that´s out of the show!....(sings ´´It´s Alright´´ and ´´Take Me To The River´´)....that’s right....that’s where I wanna go....that´s where I need to go....to that river of life....and that river of love.....and that river of hope ....and that river where the healing begins and that river of faith....and that river of sanctification....that river of transformation....and that river of resurrection....where you can go and get a second chance....and that river of sexual healing....and companionship.... that´s where I wanna go tonight.....that river of happiness....that´s where I wanna go tonight and I want you to go with me....because I´m here to go with you....because I can´t get there by yourself....you can´t get there by yourself....no matter how hard you try, tonight I wanna throw a rock and roll exorcism....a rock and roll baptism....but I was a young man, when I was a young man, I found myself standing before a dark grove of trees.....and I was frightened to pass through those trees....even though I knew that on the other side was the river of life, the river of a meaningful life....and cold beer at a reasonable price....but I was frightened to pass through those trees.....when a gypsy woman called me onward and she said ´Son, what you need....is you need some help....what you need....what you need is a band´....so I’d like to introduce tonight with me at the riverside, the dean of the university of musical perversity, Secretary of intelligence, Professor Roy Bittan on the piano....with me at the riverside, the Minister of faith, friendship, keeper of all that is righteous on E Street and star of the ´Sopranos´-TV-show, Little Steven Van Zandt....with me at the riverside.....the foundation of the E Street nation, Southern man, Mr. Garry W.Tallent on the bass....with me at the riverside, the man that brings the mighty beats, the star of Late Night Television, he brings the power night after night, the Mighty Max Weinberg on the drums....with me, Brother, at the riverside....the Secretary of heart, of spirit, the Godfather of the guitar, the great Nils Lofgren....with me at the riverside, the Minister of mystery and all things unfathomable on E Street, on the Hammond B-3 organ, Brother Dan Federici....brunettes are fine, blondes are fun but when it comes to getting the dirty job done, it takes a (crowd: ´´Red headed woman´´) I said I´ve got to find myself a (crowd: ´´Red headed woman´´) I´m searching for my baby (crowd: ´´Red headed woman´´) I´ve got to find my girl now (crowd: ´´Red headed woman´´) ah-ah-ah, looking for a (crowd: ´´Red headed woman´´) I´ve got to find my girl now (crowd: ´´Red headed woman´´) I´m looking for love now (crowd: ´´Red headed woman´´) I´m looking for love now (crowd: ´´Red headed woman´´)(Patti sings a part of ´´Rumble Doll´´) the first Lady of Love, Miss Patti Scialfa, on the guitar and vocals.... that´s right, thank you, baby....now last but not least....oh yeah....last but not least....I´m talking about the Minister of the brotherhood, the Secretary of soul....you wish you could be like him but you can´t, the next president of the United States....do I have to say his name? (crowd cheers) do I have to say his name? (crowd cheers) say who? (crowd: ´Clarence´) say who? (crowd: ´Clarence´) say who? (crowd: ´Clarence´) say who? (crowd: ´Clarence´) say who? (crowd: ´Clarence´) say who? (crowd: ´Clarence´) say who? (crowd: ´Clarence´) say who? (crowd: ´Clarence´) say who? (crowd: ´Clarence´) say who? (crowd: ´Clarence´)....´´
 * 31.03.00 Denver, CO, middle of ´´Tenth Avenue Freeze Out´´**

´´Thank you...thanks, gonna send this out to the folks from the Foodbank of the Rockies.... Foodbank of the Rockies....they, uh, channel food to....grassroots organizations that help feed the struggling citizens of Metropolitan Denver and Northern Colorado and Wyoming... there are many, many, many people who the economy is not reaching and without the Foodbank of the Rockies, they´d have a lot rougher road to go so they´ll be out there in the hall tonight, they can use your support, your time or whatever you can give ´em....this is for the folks from the Foodbank of the Rockies....´´
 * 31.03.00 Denver, CO, intro to ´´The Ghost Of Tom Joad´´**

´´Denver!....I´ve been here!....Denver!....but everywhere I’ve gone, I’ve seen people lost....in confusion....lost....in the wilderness....lost....loneliness....lost....in bitterness....lost....in the Denver Broncos memorabilia....lost....but tonight I´m here on a search-and-rescue mission.... if you´ve been downhearted, disspirited, disgusted, dispossessed, if you´ve been downsized, stigmatised, analyzed, Republicanised, fractionalised, retropsychedelicized, Pokemonized.... I´m here tonight to re-educate, to resuscitate, to regenerate, to reconfiscate, to reindoctrinate, to recombobolate, to resexualate, to rededicate, to reliberate you with the power and the glory, with the power and the glory, with the power and the glory, with the majesty, with the mystery....with the ministry of rock and roll!....that´s right....do you want to be saved? with the power and the glory, with the power and the glory, with the majesty, with the mystery, with the ministry of rock and roll!....now, unlike my competitors, I will not, I shall not, I cannot, I will not, I shall not promise you life everlasting but I can promise you life.....right now!...and all you gotta do is raise your hand and say ´I´....´´
 * 31.03.00 Denver, CO, middle of ´´Light Of Day´´**

´´This is for the folks with us tonight from Hope, this is ´Land Of Hope And Dreams´...´´
 * 31.03.00 Denver, CO, intro to ´´Land Of Hope And Dreams´´**

´´One more for Denver....ahhh, give me that hat!*....are you ready to rumble?.... (....) Come on, baby....start ´em up....come on, sugar....it´s a cold Denver morning....come on....I need a little help....I need a little help....I need a little help....´´ //[* according to the Backstreets Magazine issue 66, Bruce gets a coonskin cap from ´´perpetual front-row fan Obie´´ and puts it on and during the song ´´the racoon tail is flopping over Bruce´s right ear and then he starts swatting at Steve with the tail as they play and attempt to outdo each other.´´ After the song, Bruce hands the cap back to Obie.]//
 * 31.03.00 Denver, Co, intro to ´´Ramrod´´**

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